Corset.



J. L. HOLT.

CORSET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13. 19w.

Patented @ct.29,1918.

INVENTOR [4 0 i Il g Fr m WETNESSES ATTO R N E! a D M a m N n W a" m l m P m m n P m M H m JOSEPHINE I]. HOLT, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

CORSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

Application filed September 13, 1917. SeriaINo. 191,211.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOSEPHINE L. HOLT, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corsets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in corsets and has for its principal object the provision of means for lengthening the stay pocket to prevent the stay from punching through the cloth.

A further object is the provision of means, ad acent the ends of the stay pockets, for reinforcing the same.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel details of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more clearly understood from the following description and drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective showing the corset applied to the body.

Fig. 2 is a fragmental side view showing in detail the construction of the stay pocket.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental side view showing a slightly modified form of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a fragmental side view of a still further modified form of the invention, and

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6 looking in the direction of the arrows.

In the drawings the numeral 1 indicates the body of the corset having the usual stay pockets formed thereon. The body 1 and the stay pockets are of usual construction and my invention resides in having a plurality of rows of vertically spaced stitching extending across the pocket and forming the bottom edge against which the end 0 the stay will engage. In the drawings I have illustrated two rows of stitching in each pocket the same being designated at 3 and 4. The corset stay is indicated at 5, more par-- ticularly in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and when in position in the pocket the lower end will normally engage the top row of stitching indicated at 8. It is a well known fact that when corsets have been worn for a length of time that they .will shrink due to perspiration or laundrying and the stay will become tight in the pocket and finally the end of the stay will punch through the fabric of the corset. It is to overcome this objection that my invention is intended for when the corset has shrunken and the stays become tight the upper row of stitching may be removed and the pocket will be lengthened to the stitching 4 against which the lower end of the stay will rest. By this construction it will be seen that I have in reality formed a pocket for the corset stay which is made in sections and that the pocket may be lengthened by removing one of the partitions between the adjacent sections.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings I have illustrated a slightly modified form of the invention in which a metal eyelet 6 is secured through the fabric just above the lower row of stitching 4. By this construction a reinforcement is formed for the end of the pocket and the eyelet will be engaged by the lower end of the stay after the upper row of stitching has been removed, and the eyelet will aid in preventing the end of the stay from punching through the fabric.

In Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings I have illustrated still a further modified form of invention in which a metal strip 7 is secured adjacent the lower row of stitching and is secured thereto by means of the arms 8 which pass through the fabric and a plate 9 on the opposite side of the fabric. This plate will tend to hold the fabric tight beneath the lower row of stitching and pre vent the end of the stay from punching through the stitching and fabric.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided means for lengthening the stay pocket to prevent the ends of the stay from punching through the fabric. While I have illustrated only two rows of stitching it will be understood that I could use various numbers without departing from the spirit of the invention. In using a corset containing my invention the upper row of stitching 3 is positioned to engage the lower end of the stay of the desired length. The second or lower row of stitching 4 is spaced the desired distance beneath the stitching 3 and when it is desired to lengthen the pocket it is only necessary to remove the upper row of stitching and the stay will then assume a position so that the lower end thereof will engage the bottom row of stitching 4.

Having fully described my invention 5 spaced rows of stitching extending transversely thereof intermediate the upper and lower edges of the corset.

2. A *corset having stay pockets, said Q pockets having a plurality of vertically spaced rows of stitching extending transversely thereof internlediatethe upper and lower edges of the corset, and a reinforcing member extending through the pocket adjacent the lower row' of stitching.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 15 in presence of two witnesses.

. JOSEPHINE L. HOLT. r Witnesses:

LIZZIE'D. RoBERsoN, E. J. GEIsER.

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